Pulp stone

Pulp stones (also denticles or endoliths)^[1] are nodular, calcified masses appearing in either or both the coronal and root portion of the pulp organ in teeth. Pulp stones are not painful unless they impinge on nerves.

They are classified:^[2]

A) On the basis of structure

1) True pulp stones: formed of dentin by odontoblasts

2) False pulp stones: formed by mineralization of degenerating pulp cells, often in a concentric pattern

B) On the basis of location

1) Free: entirely surrounded by pulp tissue

2) Adherent: partly fused with dentin

3) Embedded: entirely surrounded by dentin

^ Mosby's Medical Dictionary (9th ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences. 2013. p. 507. ISBN 978-0323112581. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
^ Goga R, Chandler NP, Oginni AO (June 2008). "Pulp stones: a review" (PDF). International Endodontic Journal. 41 (6): 457–68. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2591.2008.01374.x. PMID 18422587.

[1] Mosby's Medical Dictionary (9th ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences. 2013. p. 507. ISBN 978-0323112581. Retrieved 10 February 2016.

[Goga-2] Goga R, Chandler NP, Oginni AO (June 2008). "Pulp stones: a review" (PDF). International Endodontic Journal. 41 (6): 457–68. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2591.2008.01374.x. PMID 18422587.

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